CVE-2023-35722: NETGEAR RAX30 UPnP Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 r...

Summary

NETGEAR RAX30 UPnP Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within ...

What to do

Update netgear rax30_firmware to version 1.0.11.96_2_hotfix or later.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
netgear	rax30_firmware	< 1.0.11.96_2_hotfix `cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax30_firmware::::::::`

Original advisory text

NETGEAR RAX30 UPnP Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 r...

NETGEAR RAX30 UPnP Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of UPnP port mapping requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-20429.

References

https://kb.netgear.com/000065699/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Comman... Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-894/ Third Party Advisory